Palettes / Colors / #F3EDEF

#F3EDEF — Pale Dusty Pink

#F3EDEF is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #F3EDEF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F3EDEF is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EDF3F1; it also sits naturally between #F3EDF2 and #F3EEED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 93% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 2% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F3EDEF

.text { color: #F3EDEF; }
.background { background-color: #F3EDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3EDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 237, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 20%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3EDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 237, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3EDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 237, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F3EDEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3EDEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDF3F1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F3EDEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F3EDEF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #F3EDEF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F3EDEF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F3EDEE  ·  #F3EDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F3EDEF?

#F3EDEF is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 243, 237, 239). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F3EDEF?

#F3EDEF is RGB 243, 237, 239 — HSL 340°, 20%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 2%, 5%.

What colors go with #F3EDEF?

Its complement is #EDF3F1; analogous partners are #F3EDF2 and #F3EEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F3EDEF for text?

Black text on #F3EDEF has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.